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Treaty vs Convention   Treaty is a term that refers to pacts or agreements between countries or nation states of the world on different issues. The history of treaties is as old as human civilization as kingdoms and empires fought with each other on petty issues and often signed pacts with each other that... 

Culture vs Heritage   Culture and heritage are concepts that have become very common, and are used by people to describe the legacy of the past generations. In fact, the use of the phrase cultural heritage and the endeavor by UNESCO to declare World Heritage Sites in different parts of the world has confused... 

Supervised vs Unsupervised Learning   The terms like supervised learning and unsupervised learning are used in the context of machine learning and artificial intelligence that are gaining in importance with each passing day. Machine learning, for the layman, is algorithms that are data driven and make a machine... 

Formative vs Summative Evaluation   Evaluation is a very important part of any educational program, and it helps in assessment of the concepts learnt by students in classrooms. Evaluation is a tool without which teachers cannot work as periodic evaluation or assessment of abilities by students help teachers... 

Liberal vs Libertarian   If one looks at the political spectrum in US on a continuum from left to right, he comes across many political ideologies with communism at the far left and fascism at the extreme right. Liberal and libertarian are political ideologies that are similar to each other and lie somewhere... 

Evidence vs Proof   Proof and evidence are two words that have very similar meanings and are used almost interchangeably as such by common people. In fact, if one tries to look up in a dictionary, he finds that the two words are seen being used to explain the meaning of the other. Evidence is a word that... 

Ownership vs Possession   Most people think of possession and ownership as being one and the same concepts and use them interchangeably. In fact, ownership and possession connote same property in our minds. It is only when we look at the two words under a legal angle that we come to see the real difference... 

Deed vs Title   Deed, title, and title deed are words that we commonly read and hear in legal documents. In fact, a deed is itself a legal document that makes it possible to transfer the ownership rights from a person or organization to another person or organization. A title deed is another legal document... 

Consultant vs Contractor   The two titles contractor and consultant are very confusing for people despite the need to hire the services of these two classes of people in different walks of life. Contractors and consultants seem to be persons having nearly similar skill sets. However, despite all the similarities... 

Supervisor vs Manager   If you find a person being held responsible for the performance of others in an organization, what is the impression in your mind about the role of that person in the organization? Is he a manager or a supervisor? There are many similarities in the roles and responsibilities of managers... 

Trademark vs Copyright   You must have seen the alphabet c inside a circle or the alphabets TM written on some products and packaging of certain products. Do you understand the significance of these signs and symbols or you think of both as being same and interchangeable? There is another word or concept... 

Partnership vs Limited Company   Many people, when starting a business, do not pay attention to the structure of the business they should choose. This can lead to many problems later on, which is why it is important to understand the types of business entities and the one that suits one’s business requirements.... 

Partnership vs Corporation   There are many different ways to set up a business with the smallest and the easiest of the structures being sole proprietorship where a single person is the owner of the business. When there are two people coming together to start a business, the business is said to be a partnership.... 

Job Description vs Job Specification   Job description, job specification and job analysis are some of the phrases that confuse many students of management. These phrases are very important in the subject of human resource management. It is the job of a personnel manager or HR manager to see that the right... 

Guilty vs No Contest   There are three possible ways of responding to charges of a crime. A person can plead guilty, plead not guilty, or he can enter a no contest plea. Many people are confused to hear of no contest plea as they can easily understand the difference between accepting and not accepting the... 

Critique vs Criticism   There are many pairs of words in English language that are confusing for those trying to learn the language. The pair consisting of critic and critique is one example where people consider both as synonyms and use them interchangeably. There is a common perception that critique is...